2018 Great Dane Dry Van is finally paid off!


Mike

Mike

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Finally, one less monthly payment to deal with for a while. Wife called and told me the good news this morning.

Bought the trailer, zero down, brand new back in September 2017 when I decided to get my own operating authority.

Would have been paid off a couple months ago, but we skipped a couple payments back in 2020.
 

Mike said:
Finally, one less monthly payment to deal with for a while. Wife called and told me the good news this morning.

Bought the trailer, zero down, brand new back in September 2017 when I decided to get my own operating authority.

Would have been paid off a couple months ago, but we skipped a couple payments back in 2020.
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Congratulations. Paying shit off is a great feeling.
 
gratz!!! how much longer before you run out and buy a new truck :confused-96: :oops:. i am debt free it feels so much better to sleep at night knowing that you don't owe anyone anything!!!
 
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Mike said:
Next one may be an expedite straight truck, strongly considering going that route in the future.
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The demand is there for long distance LTL work. I've spoken to a few that have leased on to FedEx and similar companies and they seem quite happy.
 
389 Hood said:
Single unit. Less costs. Have a lift axle placed in the configuration to be able to load a little heavier. Most of that freight is expedited and set up for team work.
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agree with everything but running teams unless i know the person. like mike said the wife might get her cdl and go with him:). wich is different than having a stranger on board as those loads are time sensitive!!!
 
New brakes and brake drums on the trailer this week.

Last year i had one slack adjuster that wasn’t working as well as it should, so replaced all of them, and also all the brake chambers due to age before they caused me problems on the road.

Next task is going to be reconditioning the floor. This will be filling all the damaged spots with crack filler, maybe a bit of sanding, then coating the floor. There is a product by Key Polymer that supposedly works great for this, but it’s around $800 for the kit. Looking around to see if there is something as good that comes at a lower price.

Looking at reconditioning the floor because there is minor water intrusion happening on the edges in a couple spots, and through the bolt holes. Not standing in water, just wet/moist spots. Need to get this addressed before it gets to the point where the trailer gets rejected.

After all of that, barring any sort of roof leak, trailer should be good to go for the rest of the time that I own it.
 
Mike said:
New brakes and brake drums on the trailer this week.

Last year i had one slack adjuster that wasn’t working as well as it should, so replaced all of them, and also all the brake chambers due to age before they caused me problems on the road.

Next task is going to be reconditioning the floor. This will be filling all the damaged spots with crack filler, maybe a bit of sanding, then coating the floor. There is a product by Key Polymer that supposedly works great for this, but it’s around $800 for the kit. Looking around to see if there is something as good that comes at a lower price.

Looking at reconditioning the floor because there is minor water intrusion happening on the edges in a couple spots, and through the bolt holes. Not standing in water, just wet/moist spots. Need to get this addressed before it gets to the point where the trailer gets rejected.

After all of that, barring any sort of roof leak, trailer should be good to go for the rest of the time that I own it.
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Look into epoxy for the crack filler. They make products just for wood. It's like JB Weld or marine epoxy except it's brown to (sorta) match the wood.


These bolt holes, are they bolts you can remove, or are they carriage bolts or rivets?

If you can remove the bolts (one at a time) I'd pull them out, blow out any debris and inject clear silicone into the holes with a caulk gun, and reinsert the bolts immediately, spin the bolts in the holes to distribute the silicone, then crank 'em tight and wipe off the excess that squeezes out. And you're gonna wanta get underneath & wipe off excess on the bottom too.
 
Mike said:
New brakes and brake drums on the trailer this week.

Last year i had one slack adjuster that wasn’t working as well as it should, so replaced all of them, and also all the brake chambers due to age before they caused me problems on the road.

Next task is going to be reconditioning the floor. This will be filling all the damaged spots with crack filler, maybe a bit of sanding, then coating the floor. There is a product by Key Polymer that supposedly works great for this, but it’s around $800 for the kit. Looking around to see if there is something as good that comes at a lower price.

Looking at reconditioning the floor because there is minor water intrusion happening on the edges in a couple spots, and through the bolt holes. Not standing in water, just wet/moist spots. Need to get this addressed before it gets to the point where the trailer gets rejected.

After all of that, barring any sort of roof leak, trailer should be good to go for the rest of the time that I own it.
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has the wife made decided if she's going for her cdl :confused-96:
 

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